I've read the manual, and everything I can think of, but I can't figure out how to just exit this area and go back to town? Every walkthrough is just like here's an area. There's a cave in the southwest swimming in more creatures that my perma 1 hp dudes can't handle. There's a root cellar in the northeast where a guy is standing that exits nowhere. There are closed gates I cannot pick or break down. There's nothing in the spot that I entered at.

I killed some bunny farmer guy, everyone rejoined, still stuck in garden. I just want to know how to continue the game. According to google I'm literally the only person on the planet who has ever had this problem.

Edit: Nevermind, I ended up having to remake a party and now with lockpick I was able to pass the gate. No clue how I could have done it without that skill.

Without lock pick, or without noticing the gate, if you go in early you spend a lot of time attacking bunnies while your party is entirely or mostly unconscious. I found they would rarely if ever seriously injure me, and unconsciousness is more of a nuisance than anything. After enough of that you will level up radioing in and be able to escape through the cave.